The UAE’s industrial strategy continues to deliver structural transformation across the national economy with the industrial sector alone contributing AED200 billion ($54.4 billion), up 70% since 2021; while industrial exports climbed to AED262 billion ($71 billion), said a top official.
The first and second phases of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 have delivered a qualitative leap in the Kingdom’s development, achieving a comprehensive transformation across economic and social sectors, said His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs.
Four urgent proposals aimed at easing economic pressure, protecting consumers and supporting food security due to the Iranian attacks were unanimously approved by Bahrain MPs yesterday and referred to the Cabinet for urgent review, a Gulf Daily News report said.
Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.5% in 2025 compared with 2024, driven by growth across all economic activities, with oil activities rising 5.7%. The total GDP at current prices reached SAR4,789 billion ($1275.70 billion) in the year.
Weaponising the Strait of Hormuz is an act of economic terrorism with global impact far beyond energy markets, said Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO, Chairman of Masdar and Executive Chairman of XRG.
Households, businesses and investors should prepare for 1970’s-style global stagflation, warned Nigel Green, the CEO of the deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations, after private sector output in the euro zone sank to a 10-month low in March.
Markets are facing a 'double whammy' of energy volatility and trade tensions flaring up again, says a financial expert amid escalating conflict involving Iran, while the Trump administration simultaneously launches sweeping new trade investigations targeting many of the world’s largest economies.
The She Investment Summit 2026 was held in Dubai, convening senior leaders, investors, and policymakers to examine how gender intelligence is increasingly shaping economic performance across priority sectors.
The International Monetary Fund has paved the way for about $2.3 billion in fresh financing for Egypt following the completion of the fifth and sixth reviews of Egypt’s economic reform programme and the first review under its Resilience and Sustainability Facility.
The Arab region is experiencing a gradual economic recovery despite mounting challenges, according to a new report issued by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).
